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so i met students, for example at purdue university in indiana who recently graduated with a masters degree in public health. in this job market, of course, many of their peers have struggled to find work. there were 2 million college graduates out of work right now in the united states. i met students who were snatched up immediately. one of them, for example, was hired straightaway by the state of indiana to help coordinate the state's response to large scale public emergencies because of her specialty in homeland security. >> it's interesting, too, specifically that woman you interviewed from purdue she worked with retired military officers as well. so she's getting a broad-based education on that front. there's a homeland security official who also says students now view college as part of a mission that is bigger than themselves. did that feeling come across in students you spoke with? >> very much so, yeah. you meet students now who are arguably turning away from the humanities, the classics, some people would say to a degree that is not necessarily healthy for american higher
so i met students, for example at purdue university in indiana who recently graduated with a masters degree in public health. in this job market, of course, many of their peers have struggled to find work. there were 2 million college graduates out of work right now in the united states. i met students who were snatched up immediately. one of them, for example, was hired straightaway by the state of indiana to help coordinate the state's response to large scale public emergencies because of her...
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indiana, a massive bolt of lightning appeared to hit notre dame stadium. that storm unleashed brutal rains during the home opener. the stadium was evacuated twice, once during halftime and once during the fourth quarter. no one was hurt. >>> tropical storm lee has come ashore. rain has triggered flooding in low-lying areas in new orleans and prompted evacuations in jefferson parrish. thousands have also lost power. more from the weather channel's alex wallace, alex, just gotten word of an apparent tornado touchdown in florida this morning? what's going on? >> that's right. you know what, alex. it has to do with lee. when you get tropical cyclones, you can get in closer to the coast, you can get brief tornadoes storming up. lee pushes closer to the coast. we'll be waiting for confirmation on that. latest on lee right now. 50 miles west of morgan city, louisiana. sustained winds at 40 miles per hour, moving at a snail's pace at 3 miles per hour. the view on the radar showing you where we have all of the rain. the bands still coming on in here, right along th
indiana, a massive bolt of lightning appeared to hit notre dame stadium. that storm unleashed brutal rains during the home opener. the stadium was evacuated twice, once during halftime and once during the fourth quarter. no one was hurt. >>> tropical storm lee has come ashore. rain has triggered flooding in low-lying areas in new orleans and prompted evacuations in jefferson parrish. thousands have also lost power. more from the weather channel's alex wallace, alex, just gotten word of...
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a massive bolt of lightning striking notre dame stadium in indiana. a severe storm swept through, releasing punishing rains. the weather became so violent, they evacuated the stadium at halftime and again in the fourth quarter. >>> the former head of the imf, international monetary fund back home in france. dominique strauss-khan arrived in paris this morning. new york prosecutors dropped their case after a maid accused him of attempted rape. let's go to annabelle roberts, live in london. a good sunday morning to you. any word to whether dsk will make a statement, talk to the media now that he's back home in france? >> so far, nothing certain about that, alex, and he made no comment at the airport and chose not to speak to the media when he arrived back at his flat in paris. a scrum of journalists waiting for him, indicating how big a figure is dsk is in france. he and his wife looked relaxed and cheerful once they made it through the reporters. i do expect him to give a television interview, putting for the his version of what happened to him since m
a massive bolt of lightning striking notre dame stadium in indiana. a severe storm swept through, releasing punishing rains. the weather became so violent, they evacuated the stadium at halftime and again in the fourth quarter. >>> the former head of the imf, international monetary fund back home in france. dominique strauss-khan arrived in paris this morning. new york prosecutors dropped their case after a maid accused him of attempted rape. let's go to annabelle roberts, live in...
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indiana is second on the list of states with the best job growth followed by massachusetts, virginia, and minnesota. [ male announcer ] this is the network. a network of possibilities. excuse me? my grandfather was born in this village. [ automated voice speaks foreign language ] [ male announcer ] in here, everyone speaks the same language. ♪ in here, forklifts drive themselves. no, he doesn't have it. yeah, we'll look on that. [ male announcer ] in here, friends leave you messages written in the air. that's it right there. [ male announcer ] it's the at&t network. and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. ♪ it's got to be a good life >> it may be music to the ears of facebook users. in today's tech watch, the word that the world's most popular social media network will be launching an on-line music svrs, but various reports say facebook won't go it alone. rather, it will partner with existing music services to make it all happen. official word may come at an industry conference later on this month. play into the break, brad. ♪ i had a heart problem. i was told t
indiana is second on the list of states with the best job growth followed by massachusetts, virginia, and minnesota. [ male announcer ] this is the network. a network of possibilities. excuse me? my grandfather was born in this village. [ automated voice speaks foreign language ] [ male announcer ] in here, everyone speaks the same language. ♪ in here, forklifts drive themselves. no, he doesn't have it. yeah, we'll look on that. [ male announcer ] in here, friends leave you messages written...
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a massive bolt of lightning apparently striking notre dame stadium in indiana, a fierce storm swept through the south bend area. the weather became to violent officials evacuated that stadium at halftime and again during the fourth quarter. but the good news, no one was hurt. >>> president obama visits paterson, new jersey, tote one of the areas hardest hi by hurricane irene flooding. thousands of residents forced out of their homes. >> for a couple days this is this area by the towers was flooded and buses couldn't get through, i couldn't get to work. i couldn't get to work for a good two or three days. and it was just a lot of flooding. people couldn't get to work, people couldn't do what they had to do. it got pretty difficult. >> nbc's mara schiavocampo in paterson for us. good sunday morning to you. what exactly will the president be seeing today? >> reporter: well, good morning, alex. he will be touring disaster areas, places that were hard hit by hurricane irene. so surveying some of that damage. thanks to the storm the area saw extensive flooding. it's the worst flooding in more tha
a massive bolt of lightning apparently striking notre dame stadium in indiana, a fierce storm swept through the south bend area. the weather became to violent officials evacuated that stadium at halftime and again during the fourth quarter. but the good news, no one was hurt. >>> president obama visits paterson, new jersey, tote one of the areas hardest hi by hurricane irene flooding. thousands of residents forced out of their homes. >> for a couple days this is this area by the...
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. >>> as students return to class at indiana university one remains missing. lauren disappeared. with each passing day her family's holding out hope she will be found. john yang reports. >> reporter: indiana university's new school year begins with an old question -- what happened to lauren speier? the 20-year-old fashion student was last seen walking back to her offcampus apartment at about 4:30 in the morning, after a night hoof partying with friend june 3rd, three months ago today. this summer, her parents retraced the steps at the same time of night. rob speier says what they saw disturbed them. >> we saw people walking, many of them were inebriated, some walking by themselves. our message had not registered with people. >> reporter: as the school year begins, lauren's apartment complex held safety seminars. >> we were extremely, extremely disappointed by the lack of turnout. they're either invincible or they are just completely oblivious to their surroundings. >> reporter: weeks of searching, including last month's search of thousands of tons of trash at a landfill, haven't
. >>> as students return to class at indiana university one remains missing. lauren disappeared. with each passing day her family's holding out hope she will be found. john yang reports. >> reporter: indiana university's new school year begins with an old question -- what happened to lauren speier? the 20-year-old fashion student was last seen walking back to her offcampus apartment at about 4:30 in the morning, after a night hoof partying with friend june 3rd, three months ago...